| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:granite 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedMinerals | gptkb:albite quartz
 lepidolite
 spodumene
 
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                                | gptkbp:birefringence | 0.018–0.021 
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                                | gptkbp:category | tourmaline group 
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                                | gptkbp:chemicalFormula | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4 
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                                | gptkbp:cleavage | indistinct 
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                                | gptkbp:color | blue green
 red
 yellow
 colorless
 pink
 multicolored
 
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                                | gptkbp:crystalSystem | trigonal 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1913 
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                                | gptkbp:fluorescence | weak or none 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Brazil
 gptkb:Madagascar
 gptkb:Mozambique
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:fracture | subconchoidal 
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                                | gptkbp:habit | prismatic crystals columnar aggregates
 acicular crystals
 
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                                | gptkbp:hardnessMohs | 7-7.5 
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                                | gptkbp:luster | vitreous 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Elba_Island 
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                                | gptkbp:opticalProperties | uniaxial (-) 
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                                | gptkbp:pleochroism | strong 
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                                | gptkbp:polarization | piezoelectric pyroelectric
 
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                                | gptkbp:refractiveIndex | 1.624–1.644 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedGroup | cyclosilicate 
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                                | gptkbp:specificGravity | 3.0-3.1 
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                                | gptkbp:streak | white 
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                                | gptkbp:tenacity | brittle 
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                                | gptkbp:transparency | translucent transparent
 
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                                | gptkbp:uses | gptkb:granite 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Cyclosilicates 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Elbaite 
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